SOLUTION: This is a fraction over a fraction. I will not allow me to type it to look just right. However you can see that the numerator is a fraction and the denominator is also a fraction

Question 507877: This is a fraction over a fraction. I will not allow me to type it to look just right. However you can see that the numerator is a fraction and the denominator is also a fraction. It just needs to be simplified.
-3+Y
_____
4
________
8+Y
_____
28
Found 2 solutions by Maths68, oberobic:
Answer by Maths68(1474) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
=(-3+Y/4)/(8+Y/28)
Change the sign of / (division) to * (Multiplication), When we do that we change the numerator and denominator of the denominator of the fraction
=(-3+Y/4)*(28/8+y)
=(-3+Y)(28)/(4)*(8+y)
=(-3+Y)(7)/(8+y)
=(-21+7y)/(8+y)
Answer by oberobic(2304) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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